When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing ...

Hospital Tawau has marked a significant milestone after successfully performing an awake craniotomy, underscoring the growing capabilities of healthcare services in Sabah's east coast.

Explore awake brain surgery, a groundbreaking technique that preserves critical brain functions while effectively treating tumors and lesions.

Awake brain surgery, medically known as Awake craniotomy, is among the most remarkable advances in modern neurosurgery. The technique is designed not only to remove brain lesions or tumours, but also ...

Elizabeth Day, MD, attends to a patient during an awake brain mapping procedure at the University of Rochester’s Strong ...

A rare look at brain surgery with the patient alert and awake at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven. Anthony Munoz has a brain tumor that is not cancerous. Neurosurgeon Dr. Jennifer Moliterno, ...

Tawau Hospital has set a new milestone after successfully performing its first awake craniotomy on Monday (Feb 23).

It was a series of everyday words the patient spoke — butterfly, hello, turtle, 20, banana — that told surgeons and 2,000 onlookers, they were in the right spot. On Tuesday morning, the staff at ...

Italians are known for their cooking, and their penchant for infusing olives and olive oil into most of their dishes. Hardly a fortnight ago, they brought olives into the surgical theatre too, where ...

A dad-of-five had a tumor the size of a kiwi removed from his brain while he was awake – and played the guitar during the operation. Paul Welsh-Dalton, 44, suffered with aphasia and headaches, and was ...